29 August 2007
Flying is no longer a luxury reserved for a privileged elite.
Most people in the UK have flown at least once. According to a MORI poll conducted in 2006 50 per cent of people in the UK travelled at least once by air in 2006 and 74 per cent had travelled by air in ...
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28 August 2007
For many developing countries the UK and other more affluent countries represent a vital market for the food products and goods they produce.
For countries like Kenya, the UK represents 70 per cent of the market for the green beans they grow. The beans are air fr ...
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28 August 2007
Aviation has become increasingly important as our global economies become more and more interlinked.
For island nations like the UK, aviation is crucial for moving goods ...
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27 August 2007
The tourist industry makes a large and growing contribution to the UK economy – it directly contributes nearly 4 per cent of GDP.
Nearly three quarters of international visitors arrive by air. Spending by visitors who arrive by air is equivalent to 1.1 per cent o ...
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23 August 2007
No two articles or interviews seem to refer to the same set of statistics in relation to aviation and climate change. The following briefin ...
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